Rat trap



R. CHASSE, DECD.

5.1. cHAssE. ADMINISTRATOR.

RAT TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED 'JULY2, 1920.

PatentedSept. 12, 1922. 7

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. Application fi led July 2,1920, SerialLIo. 393512. it i f i. To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, RArnAnLiCHAssE, a citizen oft-he United States, and a resident of Middletown, in the county of Grange and ,State of New York, have invented a new and useful Rat Trap, of which the iollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to traps, and para tieularly to an improved trapt'or rats,and

has for an object, the provision ot a con:.

" struction which is simple and comparatively cheapto produce, while at the sametime pre senting an extremely strong device which w1ll properly operateeachtuneit 1s tripped.

Another object of the invention is to pro@ v 'videa rat trap in which a comparatively large bait may be provided without danger of being accidentally removed'or displaced;

A still lurtherobjeot of the inyention is to provide a rat trap in which the trigger and j iassociateparts are protected during ship- 8 extend. The movable jaw 8 is of compar-- atively heavy material, while the springset ment.-- I

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective v1 Figure 2 is a sectional ure, 1 on line 2-2. 1

View through Figure 3 isla fragmentary sectional view through Figure 2 online-3T3.

Figure,- 4: is a detail perspective a triggerdisclosing a slightlymodified form! of the invention;

Figure 5 1s a sectional view similar-to" Flgure 3, but showing a shghtly modified form of the 1nvent1on,,in-wh1ch a wood base isused Referrin to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a base preferably of metal, bent so as to produce whatpmay be termed a bore 2'extending fromnear one edge to the other, said boremerging into a slot 3 "extending from theupper surface of the base l'to the bore 2. In the bore 2 are arranged coil springs Land 5 into which the ends 6'and 7 of the bailor movable j aw and 5 are made of much lighter material and yet give ample power, while the jaw 8 is sufficiently stiff to strike the desired blow. Spring 5 i'sprovidedwith a bent up section 9 having a horizontal portion, 10 acting as a pintle for the trigger 11. The portion or pintle 10 extends an appreciabledistance beew of a rat. trap dlsclosing an embodiment of the invention'.

yon d the trigger 11: soj' thatiit may fit the curved or notched portion 12 ofupstandfing end 13 of spring 4:. .End 13 preferably extends a short distance jaboveithe loop, 14;: ot-the trigger ll, which wi-re for ms part,

thereof. ;Loop [14 isde'signed to, engage the free end of the retaining arm- 151 when the a trap is set, said retainingjarm beingloosely mounted on ananchoringmembenasfbriri: stance bent .up, ear"l6,jand positioned over vthe-jaw 8., The-trigger 11' is'formed from-a wire bent into the shapeshown in Figurel, wherein loop 14 is .provided whichmerges ,1}

into. ears 1? in which the portion 10 is journalled, said loopsvmerging into parallel bars 18' which in turnmerge intothe. hook ends; r

19 and 20, into which a comparativelyilarge;

eat the-lbait thereis an ample supply; to at supply-of bait maybe forced so that when an animal approaches the tr-ap'and begins to g etractuntil trigger llhas been moved slight 1y, whereupon arm 15 .will be moved 'quicklyr asgshoiwn in, dotted lines in Figure 1.

i outvof the wayas the springsfurgethemove Y le jaw e t a p envagein tb s 1 i a,

s'o z t will be observed that the ,ba' e lfis made from sheet; metal and thattheopposite'endsl arebent down so-th'atthebaseswill'be at a,

slight angle by reason of 1 the fact that athe iflange or bent down section 21* is less than the bent down section 22. ;;T hes e bent; d;o',w 1' tion owev raac wi h e b n own. 5 a, s n Y 'centralfjsec'tion forrnil lg.bore}2gforproviding) I 1 end and Central; j supports; 'lE-relierably part1;

Springs, 4c jand 5 are i L .ofthe end1sec'tion22' isbent up for ft- 23 and 24,: each arm having a hooked end P 'rt o i Will 'so e thesi e t sfd hey i movable jaw 8. In order to kill an animal as large asa rat the jaw 8 is made comparatively heavy and the'springs 4: and 15 .1 are made comparatively strong. *Where thebase 1 is madafrom metal the pressure of the members}; and 13 will not'allect the base adj acent the slot3, but where the: base is made: from wood it is necessary to provide a protecting plate 26 of metal, along theedges of lot 3 against which the members 9 and '13 press; This metal-is preferably L-shapedconnection with the end 13 it'willbe noted that the same projects above the" loop 314:. vThis is'important inthat'it allows a'numin cross section and prevents] the membersf9 and v 13 from pressing into-the wood; 1 In I ,1

ber of traps to be stacked one on the other.

large" supply of bait being inserted in such a manner as to be readily accessible toan animal but not readily removable.

Ordinarily the aw 8 is positioned as shown by dotted lines in Figure 1.; When the jaw-8 1s= 1n this position, member 11 will be restin a ainst the base loosel while'the D b i retaining arm 15 loosely resting on part of the base. Whe1'i it is desired to use-the trap, a suitable bait is placed in the hook ends-19 and 20 and the aw 8 is swung over to the position shown in Figure 1 against the action of thesprings land 5. Theretaining arm 15 1S'-tll811 placed in" POSlUOIl as shown inFig'ure-l whereby the trigger ll wvi'll be elevatedslightly from the base and held in that position until an additional weight has been placed on the trigger whereupon the rod llwi'll slip off o'f'the end or the retaining arm 15 and jaw 8 will be quickly swung'over'to the dotted position shown in. Figure 1, In case an animal presses against/the bait the jaw Swill strike the animal and'will hold the same pinched against the basel. Usually the blow is sufficient to kill the animal.

Whatlcla'im-"is: v l "lQ-A rat trap comprising a base, a'movable jaw pivotally mounted on said base, a retaining arm for holding saidjaw' in a set positionfa trigger for holdingsaid retaining arm in its set position, and a spring means' acting' on said movable jaw for resilientl-y urging the jaw 1n a given direction, said spring ;means including a coil erable.

spring having one end extending toa point above the trigger so as to protect'the same against articles placed thereon, said trigger comprising a wood member having a staple on one end thereof to cooperate with the retaining arm, and a dove tailed slot at the other end in which the bait is securely held. 12. A trap of the character described comprising a base; having a bore extending therethrough from one edge to the other and merging into a slot extending to one face of the base, a substantially U-shaped jaw hav ing turned in ends extending into said bore,

pair of: coil springs mounted in said bore,

one end of each or" said springs being formed with a hook arm interlocking with the sides of said movable jaw, "the opposite end of one of saidsprings being bent so as to extend parallel with the upper face of the base and above said base so as to present a pintle section and the other end bent for producing notch for receiving said pin'tle, said last mentioned end being formed so as to project an appreciable distance above the pintle to protectthe trigger and preventing bending of the pintle, a trigger pivotally mounted on said pintle section, and a retaining arm pivotally mounted on said base and interlocking with said trigger, said arm fitting over said movable jaw when interlocking with the trigger, and an angle iron located on the edge of said slot against which 1 the end of the spring rests, thereby insuring prevention oi said'sp'ring end digging into the base. v

3. A rat trap, comprising a base, a movable jaw pivotally mounted on said base, a retaining arm for holding said jaw in a set position, a trigger for holding said retaining arm in its set position, and spring means for actuating said jaw, said spring means 1neluding a pair of springs, one having one end acting as a pintle for the trigger, and the otherha-vlng one end extended above and adjacent the trigger to prevent an article placed upon the trap from contacting with the trigger, and renderingthe same inop- RAPHAEL OHASSE. 

